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Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Function Lifecycle Actions

Learn how to view live logs, review past executions, and monitor performance metrics for your Azure Function LCAs.

Ensure your Azure Function LCA are deployed and running.
You can monitor real-time logs, review past executions, and explore built-in metrics to evaluate performance and troubleshoot issues for Azure Function LCAs.
To view and monitor live logs and metrics for an Azure function:
  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. Navigate to your Function App.
  3. To view live logs, select Functions and click on any entry point. For example, beforeSaveEntityAction.
    1. Select Logs.

    2. Select Filesystem logs to see detailed, real-time logs.
    3. To review past execution logs, select the Invocation tab. You'll see a list of previous function calls with the Execution time, HTTP status code, and Operation ID.
    4. Click on any row to open detailed logs for that operation.

  4. To monitor metrics and trends, go back to your Function App and select the Metrics tab.
    1. Use the built-in visualizations to view the Total execution count, number of successful and failed executions, and the HTTP status code breakdown.
    1. Use these insights to detect patterns, anomalies, or errors over time.
You can now monitor the real-time behavior and historical performance of your Azure Function LCAs, helping you quickly identify and resolve issues.